Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Expert, personalized support in developing your best essays at every step. Essays are tailored to each school. - Structured and personalized approach to developing Insightful, personalized and compelling narratives at every step, including ideation, structure, outlines, constructive feedback. Typically, we'll work on at least everal drafts but there's no limit to gt you to the final standout version. - Combination of written feedback and live meetings to "workshop" your essays. - You'll come away with a deeper understanding of your personal qualities, values and goals, resulting in greater confidence and intentionality in communicating why you're a great fit with your target schools.
What's included
I have 15+ years of admissions expertise gained from supporting hundreds of diverse individuals to successfully apply to top business school programs. I'll help you understand not only what you want and should communicate in your essays, but also help you communicate most effectively. I leverage extensive experience as a writer, editor and writing coach. My goal: provide direct, knowledgeable and insightful feedback to help you to develop your strongest essays with confidence.
- Strategies and guidance on developing your essays.
- Pre-writing exercises that reveal insights and are a catalyst for valuable research and reflection.
- Structured, constructive feedback on outlines and multiple drafts
- Cohesive and coherent set of essays that complement other application components
Meet your expert
Dione C.
GSB & M7 Expert | Top 50 Leland | Essay & Career Coach
ABOUT ME - Professional FT MBA and career coach | Top M7 Programs | Leland Top 50 | Supercoach | Customer Favorite | Writer I'm a full-time, professional coach with 15+ years of experience coaching hundreds (!) of highly talented, motivated and diverse MBA and college applicants and professionals to success. Being a trusted, knowledgeable and dedicated admissions and career coach is not a side gig! I will work with you to develop and implement a personalized and strategic application strategy, leveraging best practices and insider knowledge gained from having been a top coach for four leading admissions consulting firms. The first in my family to graduate from college, I earned a BA at Stanford where I double majored in Economics and Communications (with concentrations in journalism and sociology). After graduating with Phi Beta Kappa honors, I held multiple roles (forecasting, communications, President's staff, HR tech) in the telecommunications industry before returning to Stanford GSB for my MBA. I've worn many hat in my career, and benefit from an uncommon mix of experience, having worked with very different organizations (startups, corporations, nonprofits) in multiple capacities (investing, marketing, partner development, communications/writing, strategy, chief of staff, consulting) in the US, Asia and Europe. I continue to be an involved Stanford GSB alumna: class secretary, alumni chapter leader, nonprofit consultant. I've successfully led mentorship and learning & development programs for Stanford GSB students and alumni. A few years ago, was inducted to Stanford's honorary organization for their most valued (top 2%) alumni volunteers. Here's a brief and partial overview of my experience: * Types of companies: startups, nonprofits, Fortune 500 and everything in between * Industry sectors: Finance, tech, consumer products, communications, education, non profit * Roles: international marketing, channel/partner development, business consultant, Chief of Staff, investment analyst, editor, writer, communications (marketing, executive, corporate, product), founder (nonprofit, consumer start up), group facilitator, forecasting/product planning, writer, editor, go-to-market, educator * Worked and lived in: US, Asia, Europe (with regional responsibility including Africa, Middle East) I’ll share practical tools and insights to help you thrive. I am passionate about helping individuals to lean into their strengths and enable others to recognize their unique strengths and life/work experiences.
